Free security marking for bikes

STUDENTS at Warrington are being offered the chance of having their bicycles security marked for free.
Police are hosting a special bike marking event at Warrington Collegiate on Wednesday February 27.
Officers will be on hand at the Winwick Road campus between noon and 2pm to security mark any bicycles. This helps the police to trace the owner if the bicycle ever gets stolen. The details will then be registered on a national database.
PCSO Sarah Brown said: “Warrington Central Neighbourhood Policing Unit is committed to working alongside the collegiate in tackling this type of crime. We are urging as many young people as possible to come along and have their bike security marked – it acts as a deterrent to would-be thieves and is also a good way of identifying a bike if it is ever stolen and later recovered.
“We do recover many bikes which we suspect are stolen, but we are often unable to trace the owners as there are no security markings on them. This makes it very difficult for us to trace who the bike belongs to as there is very little to go on.”
Police are encouraging anyone who owns a bike to reassess their current security to reduce their chance of falling foul of thieves.
Other security measures cyclists can take include keeping their bicycle locked and out of sight when not in use, investing in a good quality bike lock and not attaching it to something which can easily be moved.